I'm seeking opinions in search of the best loved and most influential games for their art styles of all time (not to ignore recent titles though!). Just curious to see what you think as I try to drum up a top ten list. I may need to make it exclusive to certain years since my mind goes all over the place... Not to influence you or anything, but so far my picks are (in no particular order):

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Lineage II
Final Fantasy 6
Original Doom Series (not Doom 3)
Zone of Enders Series
Assassin's Creed
Dragon Quest/Chrono Trigger
Guilty Gear Series
Pokemon
Anything having to do with Warhammer 40,000

My favorite games in terms of visuals is definitely The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Okami and Psychonauts score high too. Also, XIII.
Moving away from 3D games, I would commend the 2D Metroid games. Really dig those sceneries.

T.Anders

08-21-2008 08:50 AM

I can't believe no one has listed Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Beyond Good & Evil or Mass Effect..

Protector one

08-21-2008 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by T.Anders
(Post 7399)

I can't believe no one has listed Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Beyond Good & Evil or Mass Effect..

In all fairness, you didn't either. I agree BG&E certainly was a very pretty and stylistic game, but it wasn't its visual style per se that made it stand out (for me, at least). The other two... meh. :p